DISASTER
OF THE WEEK:
AMERICA’S CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT & TOXIC LAWNS

• 67
  million pounds of pesticides are applied to roughly 30 million
  acres of lawns in the U.S. each year.
• The
  #1 most water intensive crop in the United States is lawn grass.
  The average lawn is doused with 10,000 gallons of water each
  year (in addition to rainfall).
• Synthetic
  fertilizers run off into streets and local waterways, choking
  aquatic life and polluting our water.
• The
  EPA estimates that a mower emits as much pollution in one hour
  as a car emits in driving 20 miles.
• Numerous
  studies have linked common household herbicides and pesticides
  to asthma, cancer, reduced fertility and neurological harm to
  fetuses, infants and children.